Historical Events In April - 01

1864  On this day in history marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer   

1865  Baie du Ha! Ha! Quebec, the first Canadian April Fools' Day on record celebrated by British troops and Canadian militia at Fort Poisson d'Avril on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history battle of 5 Forks, signalling end of Lee's army   

1865  On April - 01 -9] Battle at Blakely Alabama   

1865  On April - 01 richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)   

1866  On this day in history uS Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US   

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) on April - 01.   

1866  On April - 01 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer, dies at 98   

1867  On this day in history blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama   

1867  International Exhibition opens in Paris on April - 01.   

1868  Hampton Institute opens on April - 01.   

1868  On April - 01 the birth of Edmond Rostand, French author   

1868  On April - 01 the Canadian Government fixes a uniform first class postal rate of three cents; establishes Post Office Savings Bank.   

1868  On April - 01 edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac)   

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) on this day in history.   

1869  On April - 01 anthony G O Ridder van Rappard, Min of Reformed Worship, dies at 69   

1870  Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

1870  Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history f Melius Christiansen, composer   

1872  1st edition of The Standard on this day in history.   

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on this day in history.   

1873  British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.   

1873  On April - 01 the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

1873  Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history the Times of London becomes the first newspaper to print a daily weather chart.   

1875  Edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror) on this day in history.   

1876  1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5) on this day in history.   

1878  On April - 01 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

1878  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

1881  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem   

1883  On this day in history the birth of Lon Chaney, American actor   

1883  On this day in history aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor   

1884  Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones   

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1220  On April - 01 birth of emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)   

1283  Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor (1314-47) was born on April - 01.   

1543  On April - 01 birth of françois de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)   

1578  William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on April - 01.   

1582  On this day in history birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer   

1610  On April - 01 birth of charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)   

1640  Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.   

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1204  Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1205  On this day in history amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies   

1528  On April - 01 death of francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer   

1548  On April - 01 sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81   

1580  Death of Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer on April - 01.   

1611  On April - 01 death of gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72